Get trained to become a patient researcher

Are you a patient, caregiver or a family member? Do you want health care providers to understand the experiences and expectations of patients and families?

Become a Patient Engagement Researcher. Join the PaCER internship program – a free training program for patients who want to be engaged in health research.

Why do patients take the PaCER internship?

I wanted to do something with all that I learned about healing after the accident

I have always been curious about why some patients seem to do well and others don’t

I have the time to learn something new and would like to find a part time research job that would make a difference

I want to help my community be healthier

The program consists of online interactive modules, face-to-face intensive sessions, group labs, and completing a group research project. The PaCER training internship is now a ‘train the trainer approach,’ preparing graduates to become PaCER research leads or internship mentors.

What have patients done with their PaCER training?

I work part-time on a PaCER research team doing phone interviews, transcribing them and working with the team to find the theory

I am the ‘gun for hire’ of the PaCER leads working with challenging research

I use my training as an advisor on the Strategic Clinical Networks and volunteer with PaCER